How does Europe & Central Asia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?

Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Europe & Central Asia: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.9%

Rank

25th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1990

All-time low

0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.5%
1972	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.3%
1973	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.0%
1974	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.6%
1975	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.7%
1976	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.2%
1977	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.8%
1978	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.8%
1979	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.6%
1980	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.3%
1981	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.4%
1982	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
1983	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.4%
1984	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.6%
1985	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.0%
1986	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.4%
1987	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.6%
1988	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.4%
1989	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.1%
1990	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.5%
1991	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.1%
1992	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-80.9%
1993	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.5%
1994	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.8%
1995	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.9%
1996	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.3%
1997	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.3%
1998	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.7%
1999	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
2000	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.8%
2001	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2002	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.1%
2003	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.8%
2004	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2005	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.2%
2006	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.9%
2007	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2008	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.0%
2009	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.5%
2010	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.8%
2011	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2012	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.4%
2013	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.7%
2014	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.2%
2015	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.3%
2016	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.4%
2017	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.3%
2018	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2019	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.9%
2020	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.8%
2021	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.7%
2022	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.9%
2023	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1992	-80.9%	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

22 Brunei 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
23 Barbados 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
24 Seychelles 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
25 Germany 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
26 Puerto Rico 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
27 Lebanon 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
28 Vietnam 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

More environment data for Europe & Central Asia

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4727 % change on previous year (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Europe & Central Asia was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1990.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.